I don't know about you, but this must be one of the all-time great pictures of the 70's. On the left, Mike Hailwood and on the right, Steve McQueen. And, in between them, a Ford GT40. Does it get any … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2011
And more Oran Park
On Saturday night I had the pleasure of attending the 2nd annual Friends of Oran Park reunion in Sydney. Over 300 people turned up, mostly of the car racing persuasion, to reminisce about the days … [Read more...]
Oran Park 2011 style
A Facebook acquaintance and his family was driving the Northern Road last week and he stopped outside the old entrance to Oran Park Raceway. Despite signs about security, etc, the climbed through the … [Read more...]
Whatever happened to…
...the Foggy Petronas project? Well, it died, basically, with the Malaysian parent company taking a huge bath along the way. But, what happened to the bikes? Well, most (like me) assumed that … [Read more...]
Hopping mad
Despite every bit of good sense that you can throw at the story, rumours persist, oddly enough mainly in the British press, that John Hopkins will be testing for the Rizla Suzuki MotoGp team next week … [Read more...]
Can we PLEASE have some high-speed corners?
As Formula One goes looking even further afield to bolster its already obscenely overflowing coffers, the list of new, and proposed circuits in far-flung (and often ridiculous) places, gets longer and … [Read more...]
Interesting feedback from Casey
Following the recent Sepang test, Casey Stoner gave some very interesting feedback about the difference between this year's Honda and the LCR bike that he rode in 2006. "At the end of the Sepang … [Read more...]
Great Two Ronnies sketch
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz2-ukrd2VQ&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] … [Read more...]
Postcards from the edge
My thanks to the good guys at superbikeplanet for these super shots from the recent Sepang test. The only comparison between Alvaro Bautista's Suzuki and Freddie Spencer's Hondas is the … [Read more...]
Progress report
Tomorrow it will be 16 weeks since the accident and my 6th physio visit. My physio guy told me on Friday that, after looking at my x-ray, there's not much more mobility that he can get out of my knee … [Read more...]